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OFFSITE CONCERT: Alma Laprida / Geologist

THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE AT TONAL PARK, 7014-C WESTMORELAND, TAKOMA PARK

Friday November 15 * 7pm * $15-35 * TICKETS

Outside Time & Rhizome DC present a celebration of Alma Laprida's new album Pitch Dark and Trembling at Tonal Park: 7014-C Westmoreland Ave, Takoma Park, MD. 

Pitch Dark and Trembling, out 10/25 on Outside Time, presents improvised work for tromba marina and subwoofer, recorded in 2023 at Bard College. Laprida will be staging an extended improvisation for the same instrumentation, capturing the intense swells of low end rumble and droning feedback presented on the album. More info on the release is available via Bandcamp: https://almalaprida.bandcamp.com/album/pitch-dark-and-trembling

Geologist will open the evening with an improvised performance for hurdy gurdy and electronics, bringing another instrument with medieval origins into the contemporary musical landscape.


Alma Laprida is a multi-disciplinary artist whose creative pursuits encompass composition, improvisation, performance, installation, and radiophonic pieces. Armed with instruments and objects such as the trumpet marine, field recordings, synthesizers, megaphones and the lyre, her explorations traverse diverse realms in the pursuit of creating captivating sonic experiences. Alma has released three solo albums, collaborated on two other albums, and contributed to various compilations. In 2021, after a decade of creative work and life in Buenos Aires, she relocated to Maryland, USA. Besides her solo work, she’s currently part of Hypnotized Chickens and the Bureau of Sensory Affairs.

Brian Weitz, also known by his stage name Geologist, is a musician best known as a member of the experimental pop group Animal Collective. He provides electronic sound manipulations and samples for the band. Solo he does that and plays a lot of hurdy gurdy too.

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